Tag Archives: Christmas

Christmas Crafts – Chalkboard Christmas Mugs

Written by Brian on December 26, 2011 — Leave a Comment

If you’ve been following this blog for a while you know that this past Christmas was my leanest in years. Luckily, being low on cash inspires me to get creative with my gifts. My wife showed me  some chalkboard mugs on pinterest about 2 weeks before Christmas and it got my creative juices flowing! I [...]

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Merry Christmas from The Thrifty Guru!

Written by Brian on December 26, 2011 — Leave a Comment

I hope the season has been everything you wanted it to be. This year I listened to 52,000 Christmas songs (mostly the same 20 songs recycled over and over). Drank at least 10 starbucks seasonal drinks, went through 3 whole nutmeg seeds in various homemade drinks, did 3 different Christmas crafts (will post about these [...]

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Some last minute ideas for Christmas presents.

Written by ThriftyRachel on December 21, 2011 — 2 Comments

I love Christmas presents that require a lot of thought and time.  It means so much when I get those presents that the giver put a lot of love into. This year for some of my friends I made a plate of cookies (recipes to come), and bought some candy canes at our local Hammond’s [...]

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Christmas Recipes – Christmas Cinnamon Aromatic

Written by Brian on December 16, 2011 — 1 Comment

Today I’ve got an easy recipe for you that will fill your house with cheer! This is a simple, inexpensive aromatic mixture that will make your whole house smell like Christmas. I recommend buying as many ingredients as possible from a local farmers market from their bulk bins because that’s where I find the best [...]

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